| location=Between [[Númenor]] and [[the Valinor|West]], though all of [[Arda]] was affected

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| location=Between [[Númenor]] and [[Valinor|the West]], though all of [[Arda]] was affected

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| date=[[Second Age 3319|S.A. 3319]]

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| date={{SA|3319}}

| result=Arda turned into a [[Bent World|round world]]

| result=Arda turned into a [[Bent World|round world]]

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| partof=[[Eru]]'s aid to the [[Valar]]

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| partof=[[Ilúvatar|Eru]]'s aid to the [[Valar]]

| participants=Eru, Valar, [[Númenóreans]]

| participants=Eru, Valar, [[Númenóreans]]

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| description=Intervention in history by Eru in which Arda was changed from flat to round and the [[West]] became inaccessible to [[Men]]

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| description=Eru's intervention in history that changed Arda from flat to round, making the West inaccessible to [[Men]]

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The '''Changing of the World''' was the event in which [[Arda]] was transformed from a flat world into a [[Bent World|round planet]]. It occurred near the end of the [[Second Age]] when [[Eru]] destroyed the island of [[Númenor]] due to the deeds of its people.

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The '''Changing of the World''' was the event in which [[Arda]] was transformed from a flat world into a [[Bent World|round planet]]. It occurred in {{SA|3319}}<ref>{{App|SA}}</ref> when [[Ilúvatar|Eru]] destroyed the island of [[Númenor]] due to the deeds of its people.

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When the [[Númenórean]] [[King of Númenor|King]] [[Ar-Pharazôn]] attacked [[Valinor]], the [[Valar]] relinquished their dominion over [[Arda]] and called upon Eru for help. Eru responded by creating an enormous rift between Númenor and the [[Blessed Realm]], into which Ar-Pharazôn's [[Great Armament|fleet]] and, ultimately, his land were swept. Meanwhile, the flat world bent back upon itself and met at this rift. The final result was a round planet of which [[Aman]] and [[Tol Eressëa]] were no longer a physical part. After the Changing of the World, only the [[Elves]] could find the [[Straight Way]] and reach the ancient [[Aman|West]] by ship.

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When the [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] [[King of Númenor|King]] [[Ar-Pharazôn]] attacked [[Valinor]], the [[Valar]] relinquished their dominion over [[Arda]] and called upon Eru for help. Eru responded by creating an enormous rift between Númenor and the [[Blessed Realm]], into which Ar-Pharazôn's [[Great Armament|fleet]] and, ultimately, his land were swept. Meanwhile, the flat world bent back upon itself and met at this rift. The final result was a round planet of which [[Aman]] and [[Tol Eressëa]] were no longer a physical part. After the Changing of the World, only the [[Elves]] could find the [[Straight Way]] and reach the ancient [[Aman|West]] by ship.<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref>

Eru's intervention in history that changed Arda from flat to round, making the West inaccessible to Men

The Changing of the World was the event in which Arda was transformed from a flat world into a round planet. It occurred in S.A.3319[1] when Eru destroyed the island of Númenor due to the deeds of its people.

When the NúmenóreanKingAr-Pharazôn attacked Valinor, the Valar relinquished their dominion over Arda and called upon Eru for help. Eru responded by creating an enormous rift between Númenor and the Blessed Realm, into which Ar-Pharazôn's fleet and, ultimately, his land were swept. Meanwhile, the flat world bent back upon itself and met at this rift. The final result was a round planet of which Aman and Tol Eressëa were no longer a physical part. After the Changing of the World, only the Elves could find the Straight Way and reach the ancient West by ship.[2]